 | George Luther Clark - 1920 - 866 lapas
...from the truth when he said:2 "Equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure, and know what we trust to, Equity is according to the conscience of...so is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make his foot the standard for the measure we call a Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure this would... | |
 | Georgia Bar Association - 1920 - 356 lapas
...sometimes according to law, sometimes according to the rule of court. Equity is a roguish thing. * * * * Equity is according to the conscience of him that...chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard * * * * a chancellor's foot. * * * * One chancellor... | |
 | 1921 - 824 lapas
...the law with equity as it was in his day: "Equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure — know what to trust to. Equity is according to the...Chancellor; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure that we call a foot, a Chancellor's... | |
 | Canadian Bar Association - 1922 - 392 lapas
...the law with equity as it was in his day : " Equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure — know what to trust to. Equity is according to the...; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure that we call a foot, a Chancellor's... | |
 | 1924 - 322 lapas
...one wants to make it. Sometimes they go according to rule of court. Equity is a roguish thing, for in law we have a measure and know what to trust to; equity is according to conscience of him that is the Chancellor, as that is longer or narrower, and so is equity. 'Tis all... | |
 | 1920 - 490 lapas
..."Equity is a roguish thing ; for law we have a measure — know what to trust to ; equity is according to him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard of the measure we call a foot; what an uncertain... | |
 | Walter Fairleigh Dodd - 1928 - 640 lapas
...said in the middle of the seventeenth century: "Equity is a roguish thing, for law we have a measure, know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as it is larger or narrower so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1928 - 970 lapas
...presented to the court. He repeated the famous remark of Mr. Selden, in his " Table Talk," who said : For law we have a measure and know what to trust to; equity is according ;o the conscience of him that is chancellor ; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. "Tls... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1928 - 756 lapas
...presented to the court. He repeated the famous remark of Mr. Selden. in hi« " Table Talk." who said : For law we have a measure and know what to trust to; equity is accwding to the conscience of him that is chancellor; and as that is larger or narrower. so Ls equity.... | |
 | South Dakota Bar Association - 1897 - 524 lapas
...of Law and Lord Ellesmere in its favor. Selden is quoted as saying of the jurisdiction of equity: " For law we have a measure and know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscieuce of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity." The equity... | |
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Equity is a roguish thing; for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 
